Triathlon

A total of 8 Wight Tri ventured over to the mainland on the early morning ferry to take on the Southampton Fast Twitch Sprint Triathlon, based at the Applemore Leisure Centre in Dibden Purlieu. This was also the first mainland...

Millie Williams, Lucy Doorly, Lizzi Elton-Walters: female overall podium. 20 members of Wight Tri took on the club’s 1st event of the summer season - the Spring Triathlon – despite the decidedly wintry temperatures on Sunday 21st April. With trophies...

The 4th round of the Wight Tri winter duathlon series took place from East Cowes Esplanade on Sunday (14th January). There were fine if not chilly conditions for the 18 club members who took part in a run/bike/run format. Each...

The 'StubbingNOT' was a 10km social run around Sandown Bay, which was held on Sunday (7th January). The social run was organised to coincide with the Stubbington 10km - a traditional season-opening running race held just over the Solent. Popular...

Jake Brougham 5 triathletes from Vectis Academy, 1 from Wight Tri and 1 from Isle of Wight Triathlon Club travelled to Calella, Spain to race the Barcelona Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events on Sunday 1st October. This Ironman event consisted...

The Wight Tri Club Championship Triathlon - the final event for the 2022/23 season - was held at Yaverland Sailing and Boating Club. After being postponed from the previous week due to adverse weather conditions, it was changed to a...

7 days after taking top spot at the European Middle Distance Championships, Wight Tri member Liz Dunlop took on the Bala Triathlon to try to qualify for the 2024 European Triathlon Championships.  Due to the mist over the lake on...

Wight Tri member Chris Till recently took on 1 of the toughest Ironman events in the calendar: Ironman Wales 2023 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire - a true test of physical and mental resilience. Chris finished the 2.4 mile (3.86km) swim in...

Following their success at the London Triathlon in early August, Laura and Nick Curwood returned to Dorney Lake over the Bank Holiday weekend, bringing glory back to the Isle of Wight and Wight Tri. Competing at the Arctic One Para...

Isle of Wight Council and Wightlink talented athlete Jan Fletcher competed in her first-ever half ironman triathlon at the Keswick-based Lakesman Triathlon. Jan’s previous triathlons have been sprint and standard distances and the half ironman is a long endurance event,...